GRE Word List
ENIGMA
something hard to understand or explain
The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| tutelage | instruction especially of an individual |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |